>Yes, he is the President.
Yes, he can deliver a pro-education message.
Yes, it could be positve.
However, here is the fear factor.
He sends out discussion notes with a question about
“How can you help President Obama?”
Not “How can you help your country, countryman, parents, or yourself”, but how can you help HIM.
Children are susceptible to propaganda. (Nobody voted for Nixon in my elementary school mock election, the hippy teachers would have made us feel foolish.)
So as parents, it’s good to ask questions.
Maybe he’s already changed the subject matter of his speech. Maybe it will be more bland “stay in school” jargon and less “join the peace corps for the GREATER GOOD”. (Remember, this is a man who said he was going to raise capital gains tax, even though that has consistently resulted in LESS REVENUE, because IT IS FAIR.)
There a fine line for our type of government, a government that allows for private property and free markets.
We better keep an eye on it.